As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In many ecosystems, overall insect activity actually peaks at night ...

Adult June bugs come out at night to eat and mate. They are attracted to light and often buzz loudly around lighted doorways and cling to screened doors with their thin, jointed legs. June bugs ...

Insects provide food for birds, bats and small mammals; they pollinate around 75% of the crops in the world; they replenish soils and keep pest numbers in check Scientific review of insect numbers ...

At night in the Costa Rican cloud forest ... maneuvers and occasional crashes directly into the light. A good grasp of gravity is mandatory for all animals. Especially flying ones, like insects that ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the ...